The Carolina Panthers are a perfectly average NFL franchise, and that’s okay

Since the team’s inception in 1995 the Carolina Panthers have been a perfectly average NFL franchise. With an all-time regular season record of 190-193-1 and a playoff record of 9-8 the Panthers are about as close to .500 as a team can get.

In assembling their nearly perfectly average record the Panthers have also been boringly predictable. This isn’t a boom-or-bust team. In 12 of their 24 seasons the Panthers have finished with either seven or eight wins. They’ve won more than 11 games just four times. Conversely, they have lost more than six games just three times.